Forums Health How to ease bad foot pain? Reply To: How to ease bad foot pain? May 16, 2018 at 11:47 am #291 milly89 10 Posts Most of the research I found when I had a problem indicated that custom insoles were no better than good over the counter ones. Mine has completely resolved which I’m still quite impressed by given my MSK issues. For me minimalist footwear when I can (so no drop, flexible soled), and when I can’t I’m ok in ariats, and when I need wellies or similar I use footreviver insoles. A trip to a physio is never a bad idea, shockwave can help too if you find one with one. Lots say that rolling an iced water bottle helps but it didn’t really help mine.